[RMC News] Countdown to General Conference 3

[Roe, Ben]

COUNTDOWN TO GENERAL CONFERENCE!

The Rocky Mountain Conference Delegation leaves for General Conference in Fort Worth, Texas on Wednesday, April 23.    As a delegation, we have been meeting monthly to build community, pray for each other, and learn together.   Each of the delegates has been assigned to a legislative committee.  Our alternates and guests will be monitoring the legislative processes as well.   In anticipation of our work, we want to share some of our learnings, passions, concerns, and prayers.  Here is the third in a series of pre-Conference reflections:


Countdown to General Conference
By 
Kunle Taiwo
Lay Delegate to General Conference
>From Park Hill UMC
Assignment: Church and Society 1 Legislative Committee
 
I am humbled to be elected to my first General Conference. I was on the delegation to the 2004 Jurisdictional Conference. First, I want to ask for your prayers for my delegate colleagues, both local and from around the world and myself as we prepare to represent you and serve the general church in good conscience and with integrity.
 
Preparation:    My preparation has included nightly reading of the Daily Christian Advocate. That's the voluminous document that includes all reports, petitions and proposed changes to the Book of Discipline (Church Law) 
 
Vol. 1 Delegate Hand Book, Conference Agenda and Rules of Order
 
Vol. 2 Section 1 Church and Society, Conferences, Discipleship and Financial Administration legislative Committees
 
Vol. 2 Section 2 Faith and Order, General Administration, Global Ministries, Central Conference Commission, Independent Commissions, Judicial Administration, Local Church, Ministry and Higher Education and Superintendency Legislative Committees
 
Vol. 3 Report of the General Council on Finance and Administration.
 
and reading of tons of material form various advocacy groups soliciting support for their interest groups, in addition to the monthly delegation meetings. In short, General Conference requires a lot of hard work. 
 
I am approaching General Conference with an open mind. My overriding guide, is "first, to love God with all my heart, body and soul and my neighbor as myself." I don't know about you, but this is a tall order. Pray for me. What binds us together in Christ is greater than what separates us in this finite world. 
 
Kunle Taiwo
KT Architecture, P.C.
E-mail: ktarch at att.net
Tel:  303-745-2938
Fax  303-745-3983


Our communications team, Skip Strickland and Olon Lindemood, will be posting General Conference reports from April 23 to May 2.   One of the delegates will write a daily reflection as well.   You may access information during the General Conference at www.GC2008.umc.org    Worship, special addresses, and celebrations will be offered in live video streaming.   You may also track legislation.

We covet your prayers and traveling mercies!   

Grace,
Janet Forbes and Josh Davies


(via Ben Roe
Information Administrator
Rocky Mountain Conference, The United Methodist Church
ben at rmcumc.com  303-325-7046  800-536-3736x146)
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